The Best MBAs for Careers in Finance: SDA Bocconi 5th in Europe
The brand-new Financial Times ranking on the Top MBAs for Finance 2017 marks yet another important step in the international reputation of SDA Bocconi School of Management's flagship program: after moving up three spots in the FT Global MBA Rankings 2017, placing 22nd worldwide and 9th in Europe, the Full-Time MBA now ranks 5th in Europe, and 18th globally in this new focus on MBA careers in the finance industry.
This new ranking of the 50 best generalist MBA programmes worldwide for careers in finance is based on responses of graduates working in finance three years after completing their MBA courses. The programmes were assessed using 13 different criteria, including salary and salary increase of alumni, as well as career progression. The SDA Bocconi program stands out for its graduates' post-MBA salary increase (+128%), value for money (5th worldwide) and international mobility (10th worldwide).
"This new focus that FT has given to the finance industry is important for our MBA" says MBA Director Stefano Gatti "because it demonstrates the quality of our Full-Time MBA in the field of corporate finance and financial markets and institutions. In a delicate moment for Europe, finance represents a fundamental engine to relaunch growth. Forming future managers for this sector of the economy is an important mission for our program. In addition to this," continues Gatti "the special Path to Entrepreneurship, the Concentration in Luxury Business Management and a very diverse and relational class, make our MBA a 360 degree international experience in management."
"In a highly competitive market like that of the Full-Time MBA programs, to continue to improve year after year is an excellent result" comments Giuseppe Soda, Dean of SDA Bocconi School of Management. "SDA Bocconi and its Full-Time MBA are an Italian excellence in the world: growing people's and organization's value; creating and disseminating knowledge, with passion, integrity and true cultural independence; investing in internationalization and innovation to consolidate the growth of our School is our contribution to the growth and mobility of knowledge, talent, and human capital."